Egypt Vocabulary

1. AFRICA
THE SECRET OF
THE PHARAOH
VOCABULARY

2. EGYPT
AFRICA
FLAG
BADGE
(Eagle)

3. DESERT
OASIS
PALM
TREE

4. RIVER NILE
It is the longest river in the world. It goes through the
desert. Cities were built by the river.

5. PYRAMID (House of eternity)
The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the Pharaohs and
their queens. There are 108 pyramids discovered in Egypt. They had
point shape because they were looking up the sky.

6. EGYPTIANS
EGYPTIANS SLAVES
PAPYRUS
SCROLL or
MANUSCRIPT
SCRIBE

7. PHARAOH
He was the most powerful person in
Ancient Egypt.

8. QUEEN (Cleopatra was the last queen of
Egypt).

9. GOD GODDESS

10. TEMPLE
The ancient Egyptians believed that temples were the
houses of the gods and goddesses.

11. SPHINX It is a giant sculpture made of rocks
which has the body of a lion and the head of a Pharaoh
(Khafra). It was set upon the tomb of the Pharaoh, next to the
pyramid. It is 20 metres tall and 73 metres long.

12. TOMB
CORPSE
(It is a dead body)

13. SARCOPHAGUS (The corpse of
the Pharaoh was put inside of it and decorated with
paintings).
COFFIN

14. MUMMY (The corpse of the Pharaoh
was wrapped with bandages).

15. HIEROGLYPHICS
(The ancient Egypt writing system).

16. LABYRINTH (There were
labyrinths inside the pyramid with the purpose of not
finding the sarcophagus).

17. CANOPIC JARS (They were used by the Ancient Egyptians during
the mummification process to store and preserve the viscera (organs) of the
Pharaoh for the afterlife).
Intestines
Liver
Lungs Stomach
God
Qebehsenuef
(Falcon headed)
God Imsety
(Human)
God Hapi
(Baboon headed
= Monkey)
God
Duamutef
(Jackal
headed)

18. The 4 sons of God Horus:
Imsety, Duamutef, Hapi, Qebehsenuef
They protected the organs of the Pharaoh.
North West
East
South

19. TREASURE
JEWELLERY
AMULET
All these things were put inside the
sarcophagus together with the corpse of the
Pharaoh.
ANKH. The key of life.
This is for health,
prosperity and long life.

20. ANIMALS
DROMEDARY
LEOPARD
CAMEL
LION

21. CROCODILE
ANIMALS
ALLIGATOR
SNAKE COBRA

22. ANIMALS
JACKAL
BEETLE SCORPION
CAT

23. ANIMALS
VULTURE OWL